Child & Family Services

The children and family services market encompasses a wide range of services and supports for children who are involved with the child welfare system and/or who have complex physical and behavioral health conditions. For organizations serving children, the market challenges are increasing – from increased incidence of serious child mental health issues and autism, to a lack of community-based placements for children with complex needs, to increases in family involvement in the child welfare system due to parental opioid use, to uncertainty in the special education sector about the implications of new federal policies.

Latest Resources

• Medicaid Foster Care Enrollment Updates, 2022-2024: An OPEN MINDS Market Intelligence Report
• The Seven Challenges Program By OMNI: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
• Five New States Join Federal ‘A Home For Every Child’ Pilot To Expand Foster Home Capacity
• UNC Children’s Receive A $25 Million Gift To Support The Development Of Pediatric Mental Health Across North Carolina
• Idaho Enacts Foster Care Laws Defining Abuse & Changing Visitation, Placement Oversight
• Family Navigation By Easterseals Midwest: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
• CMS Unveils ASPIRE Pediatric Whole-Person Care Model For High-Risk Youth, Limited To Five States
• Idaho House Bill 724: An Act Relating To Foster Care
• Idaho Senate Bill 1257: An Act Relating To Child Protection
• Artemis Adolescent Healing Center Expands Teen Mental Health Services In Arizona
• Texas Court Appoints Receiver To Oversee Foster Care Lead Agency EMPOWER Following Child Safety Failures
• New Mexico Enacts First-In-Nation Universal Child Care Program With Dedicated Funding
• Family Housing Preservation Program By Four Oaks Family and Children’s Services: An OPEN MINDS Program Profile
• Action For Healthy Kids Launches District Impact Network For School Wellness Leaders
• Children’s Hospital Of Philadelphia & Soar Autism Center Partner To Expand Early Autism Care Access

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Five New States Join Federal ‘A Home For Every Child’ Pilot To Expand Foster Home Capacity

Five additional states have joined the federal “A Home For Every Child” pilot initiative, bringing total participation to nine states as of April 8, 2026. The most recent states to join the initiative are Alabama, Iowa, and Nebraska in April, following Kansas and Mississippi in March. They join the initial participating states of Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. The initiative, established by presidential executive order in November 2025, aims to increase the availability of foster… Read

• New Mexico Senate Bill 96: The Regulated Child Care Zoning Requirements Act
• New Mexico Senate Bill 241: Child Care Assistance Program Act
• Wisconsin To Extend Medicaid Postpartum Coverage To One Year Starting July 2026
• Washington State Creates PreK Promise Account To Expand Preschool Capacity With $1 Billion In Private Funding
• Four States Join Federal ‘Home For Every Child’ Foster Care Pilot

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